Sirio

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Sirio in Athens

Sirio (Italian for Sirius) is a low-floor tram built by Ansaldobreda, an Italian manufacturer of trains, trams and LRVs.

Gothenburg tram has ordered 105 slightly modified Sirio trams to be put into service during 2006 and onwards.

[edit] Milano

Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), the city transport company of Milan, has bought 93 Sirios (all one direction cars). In 2002, the first carriages were delivered. The ATM has 58 seven section Sirios (7100 series) with a length of 35.35 meters. These trams have a capacity of 285 people, of which 71 can sit. The ATM has also 35 five section Sirio's (7500 series) with a length of 25.15 meters. These trams have a capacity of 191 people, of which 50 can sit. Both types of Sirios have a with of 2.40 meter and have been built for the exceptional rail gauge of 1445 mm. The maximum speed is 70 km/h.